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1 Peter 5:12
By Silvanus, a faithful brother, unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.
By Silvanus, a faithful brother, unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.
Verse 12. _BY SILVANUS, A FAITHFUL BROTHER UNTO YOU, AS I_ _SUPPOSE_] To say the least of this translation, it is extremely obscure, and not put together with that elegance which is usual to our tran...
BY SILVANUS - Or Silas. See the 2 Corinthians 1:19 note; 1 Thessalonians 1:1, note. He was the intimate friend and companion of Paul, and had labored much with him in the regions where the churches we...
V. EXHORTATIONS CONCERNING SERVICE AND CONFLICT CHAPTER 5 _ 1. As to Christian service (1 Peter 5:1)_ 2. Conflict and victory (1 Peter 5:8) 3. The conclusion (1 Peter 5:12)...
Mention of the scribe or amanuensis and closing salutations. These words may (as sometimes with Paul) have been in the author's own hand. He probably calls the letter brief in view of what he had it i...
THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH (1 Peter 5:1-4)...
BY. App-104. 1 Peter 5:1. SILVANUS. See 2 Corinthians 1:19. FAITHFUL. App-150. SUPPOSE. reckon. Greek. _logizomai,_ as Romans 4:3, &c. BRIEFLY. Literally by means of (App
_By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose_ The Greek order of the words leaves it open whether "to you" is to be construed with "faithful" as in the English version, or with "I have writ...
6 The way therefore to attain true greatness, to be exalted in God’s good time, is to humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, submitting patiently to whatever trials He sends you; 7 casting...
ΔΙᾺ ΣΙΛΟΥΑΝΟΥ͂. διά may refer (_a_) to the scribe by whom the Epistle was written or (_b_) to the messenger by whom it was conveyed. In favour of (_a_) it may be urged that St Paul certainly employed...
ΛΟΓΊΖΟΜΑΙ (G3049) _praes. ind. act._ считать, подсчитывать, рассматривать. Речь не о том, что кто-л. сомневается в способностях Силуана, Петр лишь подчеркивает свою уверенность в его верности (Best; M...
BY SILVANUS, A FAITHFUL BROTHER,—(_AS I SUPPOSE,_) &C.— This rendering has seemed to many like a questioning the fidelity of Silvanus. The Syriac has thus rendered the words; _These few things_ (_as I...
VIII. PERSONAL MATTERS AND SALUTATIONS 1 PETER 5:12-14 1 Peter 5:12 By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I account him, I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the tr...
By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand. SILVANUS - Silas, the companion of Pau...
VERSE 12. BY SILVANUS, A FAITHFUL BROTHER. This is the Silas who traveled and suffered with courageous Paul, and preached to the jailer at Philippi. By him Peter sends this letter, exhorting the bret...
5 The apron was apart of a slave's uniform which distinguished him as a slave and which he put on when he went to work. Humility serves (Joh_13:1-16) and service tests humility. 7 The writer was loath...
5:12 briefly; (f-14) Or read 'to you' after 'faithful brother' and not after 'written.' stand. (g-29) Many read 'in which stand' (imperative)....
ENCOURAGEMENTS TO SHEPHERDS AND TO FLOCK. PROMISE OF GOD'S PROTECTION. FAREWELLS _B_. 1 Peter 5:1. 'To behave well in this trial you must preserve discipline. Let old and young, rulers and ruled, do...
SILVANUS] called Silas in Acts; the friend of St. Paul: see Acts 15:16; Acts 15:17; Acts 15:18; 2 Corinthians 1:19;...
Silas was a leader with Peter in the church at Jerusalem (Acts 15:22). ‘Christian brother’ means another member of the Christian family. Peter wrote this letter for two reasons. He wanted to encourage...
MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD 1 PETER _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 5 ELDERS AND YOUNG MEN v1 So, I want to encourage the elders among you. I also am an elder. I actually saw Christ when he suffered. When he...
(12-14) CONCLUDING GREETING. — You will trust the bearer of this Letter, and abide steadfastly in the faith which he has taught you. The exiled Israel in this wicked capital feels for you. Love and pe...
BY SILVANUS, A FAITHFUL BROTHER UNTO YOU, AS I SUPPOSE. — There is not any reason for doubting that this is the same as the Silas of the Acts and the Silvanus of 2 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Thessalonians 1:...
CHAPTER 18 THROUGH PERILS TO VICTORY 1 Peter 5:8 NOT only had these Asian Christians to suffer from the opposition and calumnies of the heathen and from the estrangement of former friends: there wer...
Postscript in St. Peter's own handwriting, like Galatians 6:11-18 (ἴδετε πηλίκοις ὑμῖν γράμμασιν ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμεῇ χειρί); 2 Thessalonians 3:17 f. (ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τῇ ἐμῇ χειρὶ Παύλου). διὰ Σιλουανοῦ, _by the...
RESISTING THE DEVIL 1 Peter 5:8 We hear of the adversary in Zechariah 3:1. The enemy of Christ desires to hurt the Shepherd by injuring His flock. The hunger of a lion for his prey is an emblem of th...
Finally, the apostle proceeded to strengthen his brethren for conflict. The first matter dealt with was the general orderliness of the Church. He enjoined the elders that they care for the flock. Thei...
CLOSING COMMENTS Silvanus is also called Silas in the book of Acts (2 Corinthians 1:19; Acts 18:1-18). He was with Paul when he wrote both letters to the brethren at Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 1:1;
(14) By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand. (14) Continuance and perseverance i...
_I have written briefly, considering the importance of such mysteries, and necessary instructions. (Witham)_...
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. (6) Humble...
The epistles of Peter are addressed to the elect Jews of his day, believing of course on the Lord Jesus, and scattered throughout a considerable portion of Asia Minor. The apostle takes particular car...
12_By Silvanus _He exhorts them at the conclusion of the Epistle to constancy in the faith: yea, he declares that his design in writing, was to retain them in obedience to the doctrine which they had...
The apostle returns to christian details. He exhorts the elders, himself an elder; for it appears that among the Jews this title was rather characteristic than official. (Compare 1 Peter 5:5.) He exho...
BY SILVANUS, A FAITHFUL BROTHER UNTO YOU,.... Silvanus is the same with Silas, so often mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, as a companion of the Apostle Paul; whom Peter met with in his travels, a...
By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand. Ver. 12. _I have written briefly_] Gr. I...
_By Silvanus_ The person probably of that name, whom St. Paul united with himself in writing the epistles to the Thessalonians, namely, Silas, who (Act 15:22) is called _a chief man among the brethren...
Consistently with Peter's subject of governmental order, he now address elders in v.1, and those younger in v.5. Proper balance in this relationship is always deeply important, for on either side fric...
_ 1 Peter 5:12 ‘Through Silvanus, our faithful brother (for so. regard him),. have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it!'_ ‘THROUGH SIL...
10-14 In conclusion, the apostle prays to God for them, as the God of all grace. Perfect implies their progress towards perfection. Stablish imports the curing of our natural lightness and inconstanc...
BY SILVANUS; either Silas, ACTS 15:1 16:1-40, whom Peter therefore here calls A FAITHFUL BROTHER to them, that they might the more readily receive him, though a minister of the uncircumcision; or else...
1 Peter 5:12 By G1223 Silvanus G4610 faithful G4103 brother G80 as G5613 consider G3049 (G5736) written G1125 ...
CONCLUSION. ‘By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I account him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand you fast in it.' This probably mea...
THE GRAND FINALE (1 PETER 5:1). As Peter comes to the close of his letter the thought of suffering followed by glory continues: · In 1 Peter 3:18 He had spoken of the sufferings of Christ which had...
Certain details are now appended as to the composition and transmission of the Epistle. The object with which it has been written is stated with great brevity and point. Salutations then follow which...
1 Peter 5:12. BY SILVANUS. In all probability this is the well-known friend and fellow-labourer of Paul, known as Silas in the Book of Acts, but as Silvanus in the Pauline Epistles (1Th 1:1; 2 Thessal...
BY SILVANUS (δια Σιλουανου). Probably this postscript (1 Peter 5:12-14) is in Peter's own handwriting, as Paul did (2 Thessalonians 3:17; Galatians 6:11-18). If so, Silvanus (Silas) was the...
TRUE GRACE Grace (in salvation). (John 1:16); (John 1:17); (Romans 3:24). (_ See Scofield) - (John 1:17). _...
CONTENTS: Christian service in view of Christ's soon coming. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Peter, Satan, Silvanus, Marcus. CONCLUSION: Humility is a great preserver of peace and order in the church, givin...
1 Peter 5:1. _Who am also an elder._ See the note on Acts 20:28, and on Philippians 1:1. Let the bishops, says Jerome, know that they are greater than other presbyters, rather by custom than by virtue...
WITH THE HELP OF SILAS. This is Paul's old companion! He is the one who _wrote down_ this letter and also the one who delivered it. _Johnson_ says: "It has been supposed that Paul, then a prisoner at...
1 PETER—NOTE ON 1 PETER 5:12 Concluding Words. The letter concludes with greetings and a final call to stand firm. ⇐...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 Peter 5:12. SILVANUS.—See Notes on Verses. 1 Peter 5:13. BABYLON.—Precisely, the sentence reads: “the co-elect one” [fem. sing.] “in Babylon.” This makes it the gree...
EXPOSITIONS 1 PETER 5:1 THE ELDERS WHICH ARE AMONG YOU I EXHORT. The Vatican and Alexandrine Manuscripts omit the article, and insert "therefore" (the Sinaitic gives both), reading, "Elders, therefo...
Now the elders [the overseers] which are among you I exhort, because I am also an elder [or an overseer, an older man], and I am a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and I'm also a partaker of the g...
1 Corinthians 15:1; 1 John 5:10; 1 John 5:9; 1 Thessalonians 1:1;...
Silvanus. Probably the companion of Paul known in the Acts as Silas (xv. 22, 27, 32, 34, 40, etc.), and called Silvanus by Paul in 2 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1. A fai
As I suppose — As I judge, upon good grounds, though not by immediate inspiration. I have written — That is, sent my letter by him. Adding my testimony — To that which ye before heard from Paul, that...
Observe here, That our apostle, to encourage these suffering Christians to. resolved perseverance in the Christian religion, assures them that it was undoubtedly from God, the unquestionable truth of...